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Oh my–two days until day 200 and two days until Saturday! What a lovely thought…
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: The scent of summer flowers drifted into the bedroom on the wind as I stacked a last few books on the shelf above my desk, trying to shake an ominous feeling pressing down on me in spite of the pleasant surroundings.
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Finally Wednesday! Getting closer…
Prompt Type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
“This is where it all begins. Everything starts here, today.”
― David Nicholls
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It’s Tuesday–and we all know that Tuesday is one step closer to Friday, which is the gateway to the weekend.
Someone put me out of my misery already!
Prompt Type: Image prompt
Prompt:
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Another Monday…
Prompt Type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West
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Aww, it’s Sunday already? Bummer…
Fun fact: today’s opening line is actually the opening line from my first full-length novel, Epsilon: Broken Stars.
Prompt Type: Opening Line
Prompt: “Identification.”
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Happy Saturday!
I’m doing some writing myself–freelance and fiction, always fun.
Here’s a prompt to tie you up.
By the way, if you’ve never seen the movie this music is from, you really should. I watched it thanks to my baby sister and I’ve never regretted it.
Prompt Type: Music prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Blackbird” covered by Evan Rachel Wood from the Across the Universe soundtrack (original recording by the Beatles). Video courtesy of YouTube.
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Happy Friday!
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: “It’ll be all right,” he whispered, a bare hint of desperation buried beneath the certainty in his voice.
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